The Biology of CML blast crisis.

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The natural history of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses from a relatively benign chronic phase into a fatal blast crisis, which resembles acute leukemia, but is incurable by chemotherapy. Fortunately, the progression can usually be blocked by tyrosine kinase therapy or allogeneic transplantation. The seemingly stereotypical march of progression involves changes in genetic instability and DNA repair,...

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